T Evans
Supercharged
I had another captain contact me from another town last week and asked if I would mind if he could ride my bike and see if he would like going over to the darkside. I told him sure but that by riding my bike would spoil him because he wouldn't be used to that much power, LOL.
He came by the house and after work last week and we took off on each others bikes. Evarything was going great until we stopped for a drink about 20 miles out of town. We went to leave and his bike would'nt start. The ignition switch had gone out. He has a 06 Classic like mine with about 16k on it. I noticed that when I got on his bike that his brights were on. I told him that I had read here on the web that there has been several ignition switch failures. He called the dealer and they confirmed his deepest fear that it was probably the switch. The dealer informed him that if he would get the bike to them that they would probably replace it under warrenty which is a good thing.
So here he is 50 miles from home with a bike that he can't get started. Fourtunatly I had a friend in this small community and I called him to see if we could leave the bike at his place until he could get back the next day with a trailer. Come to find out he had a trailer so I went back to my house and got my truck and came back and hooked up and took him home.
Now the question is. Should I go ahead and replace my switch before mine leaves me on the side of the rode someplace.
I feel that one of the reasons his failed sooner than mine is because he always runs his lights on bright during the day. Which is a good thing. I think I am going to give the dealer a call and see if they will replace mine before it fails.
Has anyone else had thier ignition replaced by the factory before it failed.
Big T
He came by the house and after work last week and we took off on each others bikes. Evarything was going great until we stopped for a drink about 20 miles out of town. We went to leave and his bike would'nt start. The ignition switch had gone out. He has a 06 Classic like mine with about 16k on it. I noticed that when I got on his bike that his brights were on. I told him that I had read here on the web that there has been several ignition switch failures. He called the dealer and they confirmed his deepest fear that it was probably the switch. The dealer informed him that if he would get the bike to them that they would probably replace it under warrenty which is a good thing.
So here he is 50 miles from home with a bike that he can't get started. Fourtunatly I had a friend in this small community and I called him to see if we could leave the bike at his place until he could get back the next day with a trailer. Come to find out he had a trailer so I went back to my house and got my truck and came back and hooked up and took him home.
Now the question is. Should I go ahead and replace my switch before mine leaves me on the side of the rode someplace.
I feel that one of the reasons his failed sooner than mine is because he always runs his lights on bright during the day. Which is a good thing. I think I am going to give the dealer a call and see if they will replace mine before it fails.
Has anyone else had thier ignition replaced by the factory before it failed.
Big T